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Offline xintaris75

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Ptolemy tetradrachm
« on: September 05, 2010, 02:23:43 pm »
16,8 gr
What you think about this?
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Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 02:38:05 pm »
The reverse is so completely wrong in so many ways.  The coin is concerning on the highest of levels.
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Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 06:45:59 pm »
Looks like a modern cast, wrong style and fabric.  I don't even think i've ever seen that type of portrait on any ptolemaic silver. 

What is it being sold as?
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Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2010, 07:03:36 pm »
Fake
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Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2010, 07:58:14 pm »
Quote from: mihali84 on September 05, 2010, 06:45:59 pm
I don't even think i've ever seen that type of portrait on any ptolemaic silver. 
I'm too. If it is not fantasy, a portrait seems like Nikomedes of Bithynia, or not?

Quote from: mihali84 on September 05, 2010, 06:45:59 pm
What is it being sold as?
"Guaranteed genuine tetradrachm of Ptolemy II"  ;D

P.S. This seller looks like candidate for Black list, take a look at his other listings:
http://shop.ebay.com/kremerzahar123/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

and completed: http://completed.shop.ebay.com/kremerzahar123/m.html?rt=nc&LH_Complete=1&_fln=1&_ipg=&_trksid=p3911.c0.m283&_rdc=1

I really love his Syrakuse dekadrachm  :evil:
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Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2010, 07:25:43 pm »
Fake coin report please (for his other fakes too).  The seller is going on the notorious list.
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Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2010, 01:48:07 am »
I would have thought he's already on there, he is very notorious on the German forum.
Not the slightest doubt he belongs on the list.
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